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E.L. Kadatum
1954
Bufo canorus (23)
May 27 Kaiser Park Meadow, 8000 ft., Fresno Co., Calif.
4:00 p.m. One juvenile toad (3/4" long) found crawling
over drier surface of meadow. Surface temp. 17o C. This
is first young toad live seen out in the open. Position
is 60 yards from nearest pine stand to the S.W. A
second larger but juvenile toad collected, this one
20 yards from pine stand, active on grass surface.
I scouted almost the whole meadow. Only after
eggs seen were seen to three gotten with F's 1/2
yesterday. 2 separate bundles 3' apart. Both
had white clouded defunct eggs, about 60%
vitality. Eggs on bottom of shallow 2" deep
pool, grassy bottom, temp. of water 26o C. at
4:30 p.m. Too high afternoon temps. may have
killed eggs off (1^2)
May 28 En route Huntington Lake - Yosemite. In checking my
amphibole I noted that F canorus adult had laid
30-40 eggs. Time 12:30 p.m. I placed these separately
in a vial of fresh stream water. Last night at 10:70
p.m. I checked Bogger Flats east of road leading
to Kaiser Pass Summit from Huntington Lake. Some
fairly level meadow-like area here with melt-off
water to 3" depth. No signs of any canorus
vocal or actual.
Parayng Meadow, 1300 ft., Yosemite Natl. Park, margina Co,
Checked weather station 2:00 p.m. Air thermograph
had run until yesterday A.M. I reset and left it
running. Present 66o F.
Air now-mis. 70-24. Reset. Soil now-mis.